Hand clippers



Patented June 9, 1931 UNITED STATES LEO J'. WAI-IL, OF

im'rInvif OFFICE" STERLING, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO WAI-IL CLIIPPERCORPORATION, OF STERLING, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF I]|1'.r1'.Il.\TOISvHAND CLIP'PERS Application lcd May 2,

My invention relates to hand clippers and has for its principal objectthe provision of a novel means for guiding the movable blade relative tothe stationary one.

It is also a purpose of this invention to provide this novel guidingmeans. in such fashion as to permit a certain limited adjustmentof themovable blade so as to enable it to be more readily aligned with thestationary blade and spaced the proper distance at its forward edge fromthe forward edge of the stationary blade.

I will describe one form which my invention may take by reference to theaccompanying drawings whereiny Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the handclipper with the cover removed;

Fig. 2 is a side view taken alo-ng the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a. bottom view of the cover. Referring now in detail to thedrawings,

the hand clipper consists of the stationary blade 5, movable blade 6,and handles 7 and 8, the handle 8 being connected shown by means of theprojection 9 to the movable blade. Suitably housed within the stationaryhandle 7 as' within the enlargement 10 may be a spring not shown whichtends to hold the movable bla-dein one of its extreme positions. Thestructure so far described is 01d and well known as is also the cover 11which Hts downover the movable blade and driving mechanism and issecured on the shaft 12 to which the handle 8 is pivoted by means of asuitable Wingnut 13.

Now in mounting the movable blade in p0- sition, it is necessary toprovide some suitable guide means, and for this reason the movable bladeis slotted as shown at 14 and 15. My invention consists in the provisionas rguide means fitting these slots of members such as 16 and 17 whichpreferably consist of rectangular blocks having an interior bore asindicated at 18 which is preferably cylindrical and which is somewhatlarger than rthe screw 19 that secures the guide member in place. Thisscrew 19 is provided with a shoulder as indicated at 20y engaging thetop of the member 16 which shoulder serves to clamp the member 16between it and the top 1930. Serial No. 449,255.

surface of the stationary blade 5. Members 16 and 17, as will be seenfrom the mounting, may be properly squared up so as to guide the movableblade in a straighty line, and they may also be adjusted laterally toobtain the proper spacing or moved forward or back toadjust the pointsof the movable blade relative to the stationary blade within certainlimits defined bythe difference in the size of the .bore 18 and theshank portion. of the screw 19. In thisway, it is a comparatively simplematter to properly align the movable blade with the stationary blade andto properly adjust the scope of its movement.

The top of the screw 19 also serves an additional function in that itsupports by means of the guide member 21 the cover 11 in proper positionat all times. Owing to the fact that this screw is not adjustable inposition., the adjustment of the movable blade does not throw thecover-holding means out of alignment as the relative position of thescrew 19 and the member 21 are vthe same irrespective of the adjustmentsmade in the position of the movable blade by means of the members 16 and17.

From the above description, it is thought that the construction andadvantages of this device will be clear to those skilled in this art.'It is also believed to be obvious that various modifications may bemade from the exact details shown and described without departing fromthe scope ofthe invention. f 1

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: n

1. In a hair clipper a stationary blade, a movable blade having a guideslot therein, and means cooperating with said slot for guiding saidmovable blade comprising a block adapted to rest on said stationaryblade, and a screw rotatable relatively to said block having screwthreaded engagement with the stationary blade and having a shoulderthereon engaging said block for clamping the block to sa id stationaryblade, said block being adjustable laterally relative to said screw foraligning said movable blade.

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movable blade having a guide slot therein, and means cooperating withsaid slot for guiding said movable blade comprising a lock adapted torest on said stationary blade, and a screw rotatable relatively to saidblock extending therethrough and having screw lhreadedengagement withthe stationary blade and having a shoulder thereon engaging said bleekfor clamping the block to said stationary blade, said block having anaperture therein somewhat larger than the screw passing therethroughadapted to per-` mit lateral adjustment thereof.

3. In a hair clipper a stationary blade, a movable blade having a guideslot therein, andrmeans cooperating with said slot for Guiding saidmovable blade comprising a block adapted to rest on said stationaryvblade, and a screw rotatable relatively to `said block having screwthreaded engagement with the stationary blade and having a shoulderthereon engaging said block forclamping the block to said stationaryblade, said block being adjustablel laterally relative to said screw foraligning said movable blade', acover for said movable blade, andcooperating mea-ns on said screw and cover -for positioning the cover. V

4. In a hair clipper a stationary blade, a movable blade having a guideslot therein, and means CooperatingA with said slot for guiding saidmovable blade comprising a block adapted to restI on said stationaryblade,and a screw rotatable relatively to said bleek extendingtherethrough and having screw threaded engagement with the stationaryblade and having a shoulder thereon engagii'xg said block forelampingthe block to said stationary blade, said blocl havii'ig" anaperture therein somewhat large-r than the screw passing therethroughadapted to permit lateral adjustment thereof, a coverfor said movableblade, and Cooperating means on said screw and cover for l'nai'ntainingthe same position of said cover for all positions of said block andmovable blade. l C

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 21st day oi AprilA. D., 1930.

